NEW YORK (AP) " Mats Zuccarello scored twice in the second period as the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 in Game 6 on Saturday night to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Rangers won three straight after falling behind 2-1 to beat Montreal for the ninth time in 16 postseason series. The Canadiens, winners of the Atlantic Division after missing the playoffs last year, were bounced from the postseason by the Rangers for the second time in four years. BLUES 4, WILD 3, OTST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) " Magnus Paajarvi scored at the 9:42 mark in overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a series-clinching win over the Minnesota Wild. Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker scored to bring the Wild back from their second two-goal hole, a deficit that held past the midpoint of the third period.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 23, 2017 03:11 UTC